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<blockquote data-quote="MWBATL" data-source="post: 403916" data-attributes="member: 944"><p>The more I think about this whole issue, the more I believe that what should be done is simply to allow all colleges and universities to establish majors in Professional Sports. Isn't the function of a college to prepare a young person for a job in their chosen field? If that chosen field happens to be football or basketball, why shouldn't their curriculum be styled to that profession? Off field classes could be in topics like how to select an agent, what's it like to play professionally overseas, and how to manage your money for retirement. (Just examples, of course.) These are all things that young people who wish to have careers in professional sports need, much more than calculus or some of the other requirements we place on them.</p><p></p><p>Then, schools can decide if they want to be a part of this. If they don't, drop down into the Classifications of schools that do not offer these majors (Div II). If you do, then at least we all start out with a level playing field for classes etc. And at least we get past the silly notions that people have today about "student-athletes".</p><p></p><p>What this does not address is the issue of guys getting paid. I am less certain how to equalize that issue so we don't just have a "money buys championships" situation (like we do today in all big time college sports). Especially when the payments are apparently coming from agents, show companies etc. Maybe you simply make kids who want that stuff go pro, period. </p><p></p><p>I dunno.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MWBATL, post: 403916, member: 944"] The more I think about this whole issue, the more I believe that what should be done is simply to allow all colleges and universities to establish majors in Professional Sports. Isn't the function of a college to prepare a young person for a job in their chosen field? If that chosen field happens to be football or basketball, why shouldn't their curriculum be styled to that profession? Off field classes could be in topics like how to select an agent, what's it like to play professionally overseas, and how to manage your money for retirement. (Just examples, of course.) These are all things that young people who wish to have careers in professional sports need, much more than calculus or some of the other requirements we place on them. Then, schools can decide if they want to be a part of this. If they don't, drop down into the Classifications of schools that do not offer these majors (Div II). If you do, then at least we all start out with a level playing field for classes etc. And at least we get past the silly notions that people have today about "student-athletes". What this does not address is the issue of guys getting paid. I am less certain how to equalize that issue so we don't just have a "money buys championships" situation (like we do today in all big time college sports). Especially when the payments are apparently coming from agents, show companies etc. Maybe you simply make kids who want that stuff go pro, period. I dunno..... [/QUOTE]
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